Waldschütz Surname
Approximately 289 people bear this surname
Waldschütz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 154 | 1:522,763 | 44,015 |
| Austria | 134 | 1:63,548 | 9,853 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Waldschutz (18) are calculated separately.
Waldschütz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waldschütz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waldschütz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Waldschutz. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waldschütz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waldschütz is the 917,199th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Waldschütz reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 522,763. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent reside, Bavaria, where 27 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 46 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldschutz | 97 | 18 | / |
| Waldchütz | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wildschütz | 90 | 296 | / |
| Waldschitz | 90 | 25 | / |
| Waldschatz | 90 | 1 | / |
| Waldschuetz | 86 | 16 | / |
| Wildschütze | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wildschutz | 80 | 26 | / |
| Wildschuetz | 76 | 142 | / |
| Wildscheutz | 76 | 2 | / |
| Wildshutz | 74 | 0 | / |
| Wildschiødtz | 73 | 10 | / |
| Wildschuts | 70 | 17 | / |
| Wildshuetz | 70 | 2 | / |
| Walczuch | 56 | 317 | / |
| Walchuch | 56 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waldschütz
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